Jason N. Jordan
Biography
Jason Jordan, a Co-Chair of Haynes Boone’s Litigation Practice Group, represents clients in complex commercial disputes from pre-suit risk analysis through trial, arbitration, and appeal. He handles contract, fiduciary duty, trade secret, trademark, tort, and related business disputes for clients in the financial, energy, franchising, transportation, and other sectors. Jason also serves on the firm’s Texas Business Courts Task Force, with a particular focus on the 15th Court of Appeals.
Jason’s advocacy reflects persistence, careful planning, and an understanding of how strategic choices and professional relationships shape outcomes. A first-generation college graduate and Pell Grant recipient, he grew up doing chores on a farm and ranch and worked in government affairs at the U.S. Capitol before law school.
After graduating first in his law school class, Jason clerked for the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He draws on those experiences to develop clear, persuasive arguments for trial judges, arbitrators, and appellate courts. His work includes successful trial and appellate briefing involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tort claims, trade secret misappropriation, and trademark infringement, as well as oral arguments in court and arbitration proceedings.
Jason writes and speaks on effective legal writing, oral advocacy, error preservation, post-trial motions, and judgment formation. His work has appeared in the American Bar Association Litigation Journal and the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Journal, and he has presented in appellate practice CLE programs.
Jason is active in the bar and his community. He is a past president of the Dallas Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, has twice co-chaired the Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, and participates in appellate and litigation organizations within the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and Dallas Bar Foundation and a member of the Texas Bar College.
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- Represented Exxon Mobil Corporation and its former senior executives as appellate counsel in an almost three-week jury trial in a securities class action with alleged damages of approximately $3 billion, which resulted in a complete defense verdict and is one of very few securities class actions to have been tried to verdict in the last thirty years.
- Represented limited partner in disputes concerning the conduct of the general partner for a private equity investment. Prevailed in both emergency and regular arbitration proceedings, obtaining orders for injunctive relief, specific performance, and attorneys’ fees.
- Represented private equity fund and its portfolio company in in federal litigation related to alleged misuse of confidential information and tortious interference with business relations.
- Represented medical supply company in a dispute with a major shareholder regarding allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
- Represented one of the world's largest restaurant franchisors in litigation arising from the closure of an entire market area, which involved a variety of contract and tort claims seeking as much as $50 million. Prevailed on all claims after a week-long bench trial, recovered all requested attorneys’ fees, and upheld the judgment on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Represented major public pension system in defending multiple state and federal lawsuits and appeals that challenged reforms affecting billions of dollars. Prevailed in defeating requests for injunctive relief, dismissing adverse claims, and upholding favorable rulings in the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Represented multinational energy company in arbitration, litigation, and multiple appeals related to a $350 million-dollar dispute concerning rights under a power purchase agreement.
- Assisted major power company in evaluating claims and defenses related to termination of a supply agreement worth hundreds of millions of dollars, which led to favorable pre-suit resolution.
- Represented commercial lender in securing mandamus relief to require the dismissal of claims against the lender arising from loans for millions of dollars.
- Represented international gaming technology company in consolidated appeals before the Texas Supreme Court, arising from tort claims seeking more than $500 million on behalf of more than 1,000 plaintiffs.
- Represented automobile manufacturer in appeals from a judgment of more than $200 million, which presented novel issues of Texas law concerning products liability, evidence, and damages. The matter was resolved by settlement while pending in the Texas Supreme Court.
- Represented one of the world’s leading suppliers of airline seats in a federal trial that resulted in a multi-million-dollar judgment against the opposing international commercial airline.
- Represented a large bank in a successful appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which arose from years-long litigation over loan agreements for a car dealership.
- Represented an international franchisor in the HVAC industry in multiple arbitrations and federal court litigation across the United States, which involved a variety of contract and tort claims. Each matter was favorably resolved.
- Trinity Indus. Leasing Co. v. Lattimore Materials Corp., No. 05-23-00512-CV, 2024 WL 3564994 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 29, 2024, pet. filed).
- Burgess v. GR Chapman Ltd. P’ship, No. 05-23-00263-CV, 2024 WL 980351 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 7, 2024, no pet.).
- XS Heavy Haul, Inc. v. Commercial Credit Group, Inc., No. 05-22-01263-CV, 2023 WL 8183271, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 27, 2023, no pet. h.).
- Dallas Police Retired Officers Ass’n v. Dallas Police & Fire Pension Sys., No. 05-22-00644-CV, 2023 WL 7401504 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 9, 2023, pet. filed).
- Pizza Hut L.L.C. v. Pandya, 79 F.4th 535, 538 (5th Cir. 2023).
- Pizza Hut, LLC v. Ronak Foods, LLC, No. 5:21-CV-00089-RWS, 2022 WL 18456981 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 22, 2022).
- Pizza Hut, LLC v. Ronak Foods, LLC, No. 5:21-CV-00089-RWS, 2022 WL 3544403 (E.D. Tex. June 17, 2022).
- In re Commercial Credit Group Inc., No. 05-21-00115-CV, 2021 WL 1884657 (Tex. App.—Dallas May 11, 2021, pet. denied).
- Degan v. Bd. of Trustees of Dallas Police & Fire Pension Sys., 594 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. 2020).
- Zodiac Seats US, LLC v. Synergy Aerospace Corp., No. 4:17-CV-00410, 2020 WL 1703572 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 8, 2020).
- Degan v. Bd. of Trustees of Dallas Police & Fire Pension Sys., 956 F.3d 813 (5th Cir. 2020).
- Papalote Creek II, L.L.C. v. Lower Colorado River Auth., 918 F.3d 450 (5th Cir. 2019).
- Matter of Dallas Roadster, Ltd., 846 F.3d 112 (5th Cir. 2017).
- Lower Colorado River Auth. v. Papalote Creek II, L.L.C., 858 F.3d 916 (5th Cir. 2017).
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- Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section, Advisory Council Member
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Federal Bar Association, Dallas Chapter, Former President
- Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, Planning Committee member and past Co-Chair
- Texas Appleseed, Emerging Leaders Council, Former officer
- State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, Pro Bono Committee
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- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., Commercial Litigation, 2023-2027, Appellate Practice, 2025-2027
- Recognized by The Legal 500, Legalese, 2022
- Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award Recipient, 2018
- Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2022-2025
- Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2017-2021
- Included among the Texas Rising Stars Up-and-Coming 100 list, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2021
- Included in the "Ones to Watch" category of Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2021-2022
- Included in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide, 2026
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- “When to Speak Up: Calibrating Objections from Voir Dire Through Verdict,” co-author, American Bar Association Litigation Journal, Spring 2026.
- “Q&A with the Dallas Court of Appeals,” panel moderator, Joint Appellate Seminar of the Dallas Bar Association & Tarrant County Bar Association, October 2025.
- “There’s a Judgment, Now What?,” co-author, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes: Appellate Practice, October 2024.
- “Supersedeas Fundamentals and Recent Developments,” co-author and presenter, Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section, September 2024.
- "Texas Supreme Court Provides Important Guidance on the Attorney-Client Privilege," co-author, The Texas Lawbook, July 6, 2023.
- “Common Questions When Filing or Facing a Motion to Dismiss,” author and presenter, Tarrant County Bar Association CLE, January 2023.
- Civil Breakout Session, panel coordinator, Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, 2022.
- "Making Your Case to an Appellate Panel," speaker, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Trial Skills Boot Camp CLE, October 2021.
- "NDTX Judge Starr: A Famous Uncle, a Ragtop Beetle and a Career of Public Service," author, The Texas Lawbook, February 4, 2021.
- “Effective Formation of Judgments,” co-author and presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice CLE, September 2020.
- “Effective Legal Writing,” panel moderator, Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, January 2019.
- “Post-Trial Motions in Texas State Court,” author, Headnotes: Tort & Insurance Practice, December 2018.
- “The Right to Brady in the Age of Plea Bargaining,” speaker, Georgetown Law CLE, November 2018.
- “Top 10 Judgment Formation Landmines,” co-presenter, Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section meeting, April 2018.
- “Post-Trial Motions in State & Federal Court,” co-author and presenter, State Bar of Texas Civil Appellate Practice 101 CLE, September 2017.
- “Post-Trial Motions,” co-author, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Journal, fall 2016.
- “Prejudgment Interest and Other Judgment Battlegrounds,” co-author, The University of Texas School of Law State and Federal Appeals CLE, June 2015.
- “Post-Trial Motions: State & Federal,” co-author and presenter, State Bar of Texas Civil Appellate Practice 101 CLE, September 2015.
- “Texas Supreme Court Update,” co-author, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Appellate Advocate, quarterly, 2015–2020.
- “A Pig in the Parlor or Food on the Table: Is Texas’s Right to Farm Act an Unconstitutional Mechanism to Perpetuate Nuisances or Sound Public Policy Ensuring Sustainable Growth?” author, 42 Tex. Tech. L. Rev. 943, 2010.
- “Federal Banking Preemption Goes Back to the Future: Is Dodd-Frank’s Preemption Provision and ‘Back to Barnett Bank’ Standard a Meaningful Rollback of Federal Preemption of State Law for National Banks?" author, Symposium paper presented to the Texas Banking Commissioner and distributed to the Texas Association of Bank Counsel, 2010.
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Education
- J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, valedictorian, summa cum laude; Order of the Coif; Texas Tech Law Review, Comment Editor
- B.S., Colorado State University, summa cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Boettcher Scholar
Clerkships
Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Phil Johnson, Supreme Court of Texas
Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
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What types of disputes do you handle?
I handle complex commercial disputes at every stage, from pre-suit analysis and risk management through trial, arbitration, and appeal. My work includes contract, fiduciary duty, tort, trade secret, and trademark matters for clients in sectors including financial services, energy, franchising, and transportation.
How do you help clients before litigation begins?
I help clients evaluate claims, defenses, and business risk before a case is filed. That early analysis can clarify strategic options and, in some matters, support a favorable pre-suit resolution.
What is your appellate experience?
I prepare briefs and present oral arguments in state and federal appellate courts, including the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. My judicial clerkships at both courts inform how I frame issues and communicate arguments to decision makers.
What experience do you have with Texas’s new business court system?
I serve on Haynes Boone’s Texas Business Courts Task Force. My particular focus is the 15th Court of Appeals, which gives me a direct role in monitoring developments that may affect business disputes in Texas.
How does your trial and arbitration experience support your appellate work?
I work across the full dispute lifecycle, including trial court proceedings, arbitrations, post-trial matters, and appeals. That perspective helps me preserve issues, develop the record, and align written and oral advocacy with the client’s broader objectives.
What topics do you write and speak about?
I write and present on effective legal writing, oral advocacy, error preservation, post-trial motions, and judgment formation. Those subjects reflect the practical issues I address in trial and appellate matters.
Jordan and Knight in ABA Litigation Journal: Calibrating Objections from Voir Dire Through Verdict
May 22, 2026